Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-12
THE PHARMACISTS.
Knights OF the Pestle and Mortar
Accomplish Good Days Work
in Smooth Style.
Second Days ProceediDgs-Nipped In the
Bud-Interesting Discussion OF Pro-
posed Legislative Action.

| election of annual officers, which re-
suited as follows:
President, E. NJ. Wells, Fort Worth.
First vice president, T. j. G. Zeth-
r8us of Paris.
Second vice-president, H. L. Carleton
of Brennan.
Third vice-president, II. M. Mcconnell
of Jacksboro.
Treasurer, Ed W. Lancaster of Mar
Shall.
Recording secretary, E. D. Oesch of
Fort Worth.
W. B. Morrison of Waco was elected
first vice-president, but thanked
the house for the compliment
and requested to be excused from
serving. The election of local secreta-
ry was postponed until the next place of
meeting was decided on.
An executive committee, consisting of
Messrs Graham, Kendall and Kennedy,
was appointed.
Cravens, Hart and Dreier were chosen
committee on queries.
Conner, Samostz and Taylor were
named as the committee on adultera-
lions.
The report of the committee
to which had been referred the
late presidents address was heard
1t favored the address as q whole
but objected to clause in it which stat
ed in substance that anV law was better
than no legislation on the pharmacy bill.
The report of the committee on pharmacy
law was listened to with much interest,
and the committee was discharged with
the thanks OF the association.
At this point the credentials of dele
sociation were read and the delegates in
vited to seats. The other standing COM
mittee reports were deferred
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention met again at p. IN.
The report of the treasurer was read and
referred to the finance committee. Az
amendment to section of the constitu-
ton relative to the election of trustees,
offered by Wells, was read and adopted.
committee of three was appointed to
draft suitable resolutions on the death of
their late co-laborer, Fred L. King.
CongratulatOry kilograms were received
from tee State Pharmaceutical Associ8-
tions of Nebraska and Louisiana, to
which the secretary was instructed to
forward suitable replies.
What promised to be the spiciest
feature of the meeting, the discussion of
PROHIBITION
in its relations to pharmacy now came
before the house. Mr.. SamOstz of Austin
took strong grounds against prohibition.
He asked of the druggists of Texas, if
their pharmacists should take the
place of saloons. He considered
that the druggists should be
against prohibition not only on
account of it's interference with
liberty but from It's demoralizing effects
on their business, in the way of 9
multiplicity of drug stores, which not
only lessened profits but brought the pro
fession into disrepute. 1t caused drug
stores to be looked on with even greater
disfavor than dramshops by the temper
ance element IN Incense states. Tucker OF
Waco took up the cudgels in defense OF
prohibition, and spirited discussion was
about to take place, when Morris of Fort
Worth stopped the anticipated fun by q
motion to bar further talk on the subject.
He thought that pharmacists ought to
discuss pharmacy, and that any public
contention over the prohibition question
would result in charm. A good many, if
not nearly all, of the members seemed to
agree with this sentiment. Tay-
lor of Waco, however, thought that
prohibition ought TO be treated by the
association, not as a political question,
but purely in its relation to pharmacy.
On this point the association should
express itself; it didn't matter how the
individual members stood, whether for or
against the amendment. Graham said he
thought that prohibition was q topic
agreed on for debate, and was in favor of
q full expression of sentiment.
At this juncture diversion was made
by member who reminded the house
that an invitation had been extended the
druggists to visit the wholesale grocery
of Joseph 81. Brown. : Richardson of
Marshall also reminded the druggists of q
banquet on the following night which he
hoped all of them would remain and at
tend. Taylor then moved that the sub
ject of
PHARMACY LEGISLATION
be next taken up, which was agreed to
The discussion that followed was mainly
carried on by Samostz, Graham, Tucker,
Morrison, Taylor and Morris. Graham
said that it would take several hundred
dollars to secure the needed legislation,
and related his experience as a lobbyist
for the amended pharmacy bill in the late
Legislature. One legislator wanted
B Cla use inserted OlnQlng the
druggists not to make over
80 1-3 ger cent. profit. Here an audible
smile broke forth all around. Another
objected to it on the ground that it
would be class legislation.
SamosIz quoted Senator Bell as saying
that the pharmacy bill was ridiculous,
because it would throw out competent
men and substitute instead college
graduates. The speaker hardly hoped for
legislative aid until more intelligent
class of men was chosen to make the
laws. Cheers. Tucker hoped
the association would appropriate $500,
and also influence the formation of local
organizations to raise funds. Unless the
pharmacy bill was passed, all the meet
ings of the association would result in no
good.
DR.. Williams of Fort Worth said that if
the association expected to accomplish
anything in the way Of legislation, it
must foot the bill. 1t should
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